Chapter 238 The princes join forces.

That night, the Queen Mother scolded the Crown Prince in the Hanguang Palace. Her words were cold and without any warmth, but there was still concern in her words. She said that His Majesty was already furious because of the previous incident, and the Queen Mother could block all this anger for the Crown Prince.

After that, he ordered his men to bring various properties worth four hundred thousand taels and asked him to balance the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue.

From now on, no matter for the sake of the status of crown prince or the dignity of the royal family, she can never act like this again. After all, she can protect him once, but she can't protect him forever.

The prince lowered his head and thought about Fan Xian's true identity. Everything that happened after he entered Kyoto was a complete disgrace to himself.

Today's reprimand by the Empress Dowager and the situation that angered his father were also due to the design of Fan Jian from the Fan Mansion. From then on, he began to resent the Minister of Revenue.

The Second Prince has been well behaved recently. It seems that the main enemy at present is the Fan family!

No matter if he ascends the throne or Fan Xian has the last laugh, it is impossible for him to let the other party go. Not to mention the previous conflicts, even the matter of the Ye family and the persecution of Ye Qingmei by the Queen are irreconcilable blood feuds. Fan Xian will never give up the power in his hands. As for the support of the prince to ascend the throne, the Fan family can even think about it.

"The Queen Mother is right. I will go down and clear this matter up right away. I will never do it again!"

Seeing that the Queen Mother had closed her eyes and started to doze off, the Crown Prince bowed and said, "Then I will leave first. I hope the Queen Mother can rest early and take care of herself."

The prince silently took a few steps back facing the Queen Mother, then turned around and galloped away.

When he left Hanguang Palace and was on his way to the East Palace, he could not wait to call his confidant and told him to do something: "Send a message to the Second Prince and invite him to the East Palace for a gathering tomorrow."

Just when his men were about to leave and pass on the message, the Second Prince's men arrived and brought the Second Prince's proposal - to gather on the Liujing River at noon tomorrow!
The prince was stunned at first, but after thinking for a moment he laughed, agreed to the proposal, said he would definitely come, and then waved the visitor away.

Seeing the back of the person who came to deliver the message, the prince sneered, but his heart was full of jealousy.

This man looked strong and powerful, his steps were steady and of consistent rhythm. Besides being a master, he was also a member of the military!

"My second brother is really lucky. He has many skilled warriors under him. The eight generals before are now soldiers in the army!"

Previously, the crown prince had been quite resentful of the Second Prince's marriage to the Ye family, which had given him such a huge boost for nothing. But when Ye Liuyun got into trouble, the crown prince could only feel relieved.

Now both of them are wise people. If they want to deal with Fan Xian, relying solely on their own strength is not enough.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince must put aside their past grudges and join forces to defeat and kill the bastard from Danzhou!
As for who will sit on that chair next, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince will have a real fight with real swords and guns.

Winning or losing is another matter, but at the very least, Fan Xian must not be allowed to sit on that chair.

The next day, it was a rare sunny day.

The Liujing River is still crowded with people at this time. Although it is late autumn, the women on the pleasure boats are still dressed in thin clothes, shining with color and full of passion.

When the prince arrived, the servants who had been waiting outside led him to a flower boat. At the bow, the second prince had a subtle smile on his face.

"It's rare. It's been many years since we brothers have been able to drink and chat happily together."

"How could I not come if my second brother invited me? But the situation is unpredictable now, so we still have to prepare for the rainy day."

"Hey? Today we are only talking about romance, nothing else! Please!"

Although the prince was usually a bit dull, fortunately, the elite education he had received over the years in the royal family took effect, and he stopped talking immediately. The two of them walked into the flower boat, drinking and chatting happily, it was very lively.

It can be seen that the prince had made a lot of preparations when he came, and with the opportunity handed over by the second prince, everything went smoothly. The two of them seemed to have put aside their past grudges, as if no unpleasantness had ever happened between them before.

Just like that, with complete tacit understanding, the two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.

Even though things were going so smoothly, when the two of them looked at each other inadvertently, they could still see a hint of worry and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

The power in Fan Xian's hands is too strong!

If you think about it carefully, his power is the strongest in Kyoto, and on the surface, he is only second to Emperor Qing!
Peace and tenderness filled the space between the two brothers, but underneath, each of them had his own agenda.

However, when the banquet was coming to an end, the prince lost his temper and said something to break the peace: "I will not care about what happened before, but before I deal with Fan Xian, please stop trying to win over the people around me."

Hearing this, the Second Prince's expression quickly turned cold, and he even stopped pretending.

"He Zongwei is now valued by His Majesty and has been promoted to the position of Left Censor-in-Chief. Although he was your subordinate before, he is only interested in fame and fortune and is actually a slave of three surnames."

From what he said, the second prince did not admit that he was the one who did it.

As for the Ministry of Rites and the prince's close ministers, they were actually controlled by the eldest princess.

"So, he is not the princess's man either?"

As far as the prince knew, He Zongwei often went in and out of the eldest princess's mansion and carriage.

The prince seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked, "Then how did His Majesty value him? How did he go so fast without someone secretly supporting him?"

"I know what you mean." The Second Prince sighed silently, and then said, "He will not become Fan Xian's man. As for who is silently supporting him behind the scenes, I don't know."

The Second Prince was very good at judging people, and he knew that Fan Xian had never taken He Zongwei seriously. Although he was a famous talent in Kyoto, he had fallen out with Fan Xian and was implicated because of his relationship with Guo Baokun of the Guo family. He could be considered a person with extremely bad luck.

As for who was the power behind He Zongwei, the second prince also had some vague guesses in his mind.

"Since the agreement has been reached, I will not accompany you any longer."

The prince once again referred to himself as he did before, and did not even mention the word "brother".

Although the Second Prince maintained a harmless and gentle smile on his face, he almost couldn't hold it in. He looked at the useless person in front of him, and felt even more disgusted. He originally felt uncomfortable about being forced to join forces with him, and now he was even more furious.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Our business has indeed been concluded, but I am not the one who invited you today."

"Oh?" The prince raised his eyebrows, and then said angrily: "Who is so bold that he wants to see me and makes me wait so long and come in person?"

"Cheng Qian, what if it was me who invited you here?"

A gentle, graceful and touching voice came from next door.

(End of this chapter)